Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: BigBlueButton
BigBlueButton clearly comes out ahead of Mentimeter on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Mentimeter's paid plans start at $14/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | BigBlueButton Inc. | Mentimeter AB |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentMarketingEducation & EdTech | Education & EdTechDevelopment |
| Categories | video-conferencing | edtech-lms |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | bigbluebutton | mentimeter |
|---|---|---|
| Full Source Code Access | ||
| 50 Participants Per Month | ||
| Hosted By Blindside Networks | ||
| Co-Create Your Slides | ||
| Integration With Moodle | ||
| Everything In Basic | ||
| No Per-User Limits | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| Self-Hosted | ||
| Everything In Pro | ||
| Unlimited Meetings | ||
| Export Your Results (Excel Or Pdf) | ||
| Import Existing Slides (Powerpoint, Keynote Or Pdf) | ||
| Improve With Insights | ||
| More Control In The Live Moment | ||
| More Design Capabilities | ||
| Multiple Question Types (Word Clouds, Polls, Quizzes, & More) | ||
| Scim | ||
| Single Sign-On (Sso) | ||
| Tailored Onboarding | ||
| Unlimited Participants | ||
| Unlimited Participants Once Per Month | ||
| Verify Participants | ||
| Workspace Collaboration |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, BigBlueButton comes out ahead overall, though Mentimeter can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both BigBlueButton and Mentimeter offer a free tier.
BigBlueButton scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
BigBlueButton is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
